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When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 17,325 people earned their degree in architecture and related services, making the major the 29th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, architecture and related services graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $49,602 and had an average of $25,146 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Plains States region, there were 1,119 architecture and related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,929 and $25,785 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 527 architecture and related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,401 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in architecture and related services. That schools that top this list have a program in architecture and related services in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree architecture & related services students.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. North Dakota State University is a fairly large school located in Fargo, North Dakota that handed out 73 masters’s architecture and related services degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full North Dakota State University Architecture & Related Services Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Manhattan, Kansas, this large public school handed out 95 diplomas to qualified masters’s architecture and related services students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Kansas State University Architecture & Related Services Report
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington University in St Louis landed the #3 spot on the list. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s architecture and related services degrees to 79 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read more about Architecture & Related Services at WUSTL
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Kansas. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in the Plains States Region. This large school is located in Lawrence, Kansas, and it awarded 95 masters’s architecture and related services degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Architecture & Related Services at KU
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in the Plains States Region list. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a public institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a large population, and it awarded 101 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Architecture & Related Services at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
With a ranking of #6, University of Nebraska - Lincoln did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in the Plains States Region list. University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a public institution located in Lincoln, Nebraska. The school has a large population, and it awarded 37 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full UNL Architecture & Related Services Report
South Dakota State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #7. Brookings, South Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s architecture and related services degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full South Dakota State University Architecture & Related Services Report
With a ranking of #8, Iowa State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Ames, Iowa, this large public school awarded 28 diplomas to qualified masters’s architecture and related services students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
Full Iowa State University Architecture & Related Services Report
Saint Louis University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 5 degrees to qualified masters’s architecture and related services students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read more about Architecture & Related Services at SLU
With a ranking of #10, Minnesota State University - Mankato did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Architecture & Related Services Major in the Plains States Region list. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large school located in Mankato, Minnesota that handed out 1 masters’s architecture and related services degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Architecture & Related Services at Minnesota State Mankato
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